Placename
Gaelic name: Loch a' Chràicich
Name in Original Source: Loch Creagach (2)
English meaning: Sea-weed cast loch
Placename feature: Sea loch
Notes: On the 1905 edition of this map, the name is given as Loch a' Chracaich, even if it is called Loch Creagachon the 1880 edition. <br /><br /><br /><br />Also called Loch Achrakin (MacKenzie's The north part of Sky Island and the adjacent main of Scotland, 1775)
W. J. Watson's notes: 207: Loch Cràiceach, or Loch a' Chràicich(O.S.M., Loch Creagach) - 'Cràiceach' or 'cròiceach' means (1) rising into foam; (2) full of cast seaweed (H.S.D.); and the latter meaning suits very well here. At the head of the loch is An Cràiceach, the place where the sea-weed collects.
Map name appears in: Sheet 1880 LXXX
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.544788,-5.741736
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